The contestants for 2024’s Fat Bear Week contest were revealed Tuesday night, but only after a deadly bear-on-bear attack at Alaska’s Katmai National Park on Monday delayed the announcement.

Voting starts Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter.

However, the bracket was announced Tuesday celebrating the battle of the behemoths. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. From chunky cuties to thick teddys,

The competition, like a March Madness bracket, pits brown bears against brown bears as people decide which plump bear is ready for winter.

Fat Bear Week, a competition held each year by Explore.org and Katmai National Park in Alaska, was postponed after a male bear killed a female bear.

Fat Bear Week is back, but the annual contest that celebrates brown bears and their healthy appetites was delayed after a bear killed another bear on a live webcam.